# 1979–80 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 1979–80 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 63rd season of the franchise, 53rd season as the Maple Leafs. In July 1979, Leafs owner Harold Ballard brought back Punch Imlach, a longtime friend, as general manager. Imlach traded Lanny McDonald to undermine team captain Darryl Sittler's influence on the team. The McDonald trade sent the Leafs into a downward spiral. They finished five games under .500 and only made the playoffs due to the presence of the Quebec Nordiques, a refugee from the WHA, in the Adams Division.

## Offseason
### NHL draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
| 1 | 9 | Laurie Boschman (C) | Canada | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) |
| 3 | 51 | Normand Aubin (C) | Canada | Verdun Eperviers (QMJHL) |
| 4 | 72 | Vincent Tremblay (G) | Canada | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) |
| 5 | 93 | Frank Nigro (C) | Canada | London Knights (OMJHL) |
| 6 | 114 | Bill McCreary Jr. (RW) | United States | Colgate University (ECAC) |

## Regular season

The 1979–80 season marked the dismantling of a promising hockey team. The Maple Leafs had stars such as Darryl Sittler, Mike Palmateer, Lanny McDonald, Tiger Williams, Borje Salming and Ian Turnbull. In previous years, the Leafs were always one of the top teams in the league but could not beat the Montreal Canadiens in the playoffs. Leafs' owner Harold Ballard fired General Manager Jim Gregory and Head Coach Roger Neilson. After unsuccessfully attempting to hire both former Boston Bruins head coach Don Cherry (who became head coach of the Colorado Rockies) and former Montreal Canadiens head coach Scotty Bowman (who became head coach and general manager of the Buffalo Sabres, and ironically, he hired Nielson as his assistant coach), Ballard brought back Punch Imlach, who had been the Leafs' coach and general manager when they last won the Stanley Cup in 1967, to be the team's new GM. Imlach subsequently hired Floyd Smith, a former Leaf player who had previously coached for Imlach when he was GM of the Sabres, to be the Leafs' new head coach.
By November 1979, tensions between Imlach and Sittler mounted as Sittler publicly aired his grievances. An article was featured in the Globe and Mail by James Christie, titled Darryl Sittler drops the Gloves. Sittler was unhappy that Imlach publicly criticized him and Mike Palmateer. Another point of tension for Sittler was the fact that Imlach placed Lanny McDonald and Ian Turnbull on waivers.
On December 13, 1979, Imlach announced that Carl Brewer was making another comeback in the NHL. Brewer would play for the New Brunswick Hawks, the Maple Leafs' American Hockey League affiliate. In Brewer's first game in Moncton, New Brunswick, King Clancy and Johnny Bower showed up to watch him play.
Brewer returned to the Maple Leafs on December 26, 1979, for the Maple Leafs game against the Washington Capitals. Many players on the Leafs felt that Brewer was a spy for Imlach. In Brewer's first game, many of his teammates were openly hostile to him. Brewer's defense partner was Borje Salming, and Salming refused to pass Brewer the puck. During the season, Brewer would only play in twenty contests.

### Season standings

Adams Division :
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| Buffalo Sabres | 80 | 47 | 17 | 16 | 318 | 201 | 110 |
| Boston Bruins | 80 | 46 | 21 | 13 | 310 | 234 | 105 |
| Minnesota North Stars | 80 | 36 | 28 | 16 | 311 | 253 | 88 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 80 | 35 | 40 | 5 | 304 | 327 | 75 |
| Quebec Nordiques | 80 | 25 | 44 | 11 | 248 | 313 | 61 |
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
League standings :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | p – Philadelphia Flyers | PTK | 80 | 48 | 12 | 20 | 327 | 254 | 116 |
| 2 | y – Buffalo Sabres | ADM | 80 | 47 | 17 | 16 | 318 | 201 | 110 |
| 3 | x – Montreal Canadiens | NRS | 80 | 47 | 20 | 13 | 328 | 240 | 107 |
| 4 | Boston Bruins | ADM | 80 | 46 | 21 | 13 | 310 | 234 | 105 |
| 5 | New York Islanders | PTK | 80 | 39 | 28 | 13 | 281 | 247 | 91 |
| 6 | Minnesota North Stars | ADM | 80 | 36 | 28 | 16 | 311 | 253 | 88 |
| 7 | x – Chicago Black Hawks | SMY | 80 | 34 | 27 | 19 | 241 | 250 | 87 |
| 8 | New York Rangers | PTK | 80 | 38 | 32 | 10 | 308 | 284 | 86 |
| 9 | Atlanta Flames | PTK | 80 | 35 | 32 | 13 | 282 | 269 | 83 |
| 10 | St. Louis Blues | SMY | 80 | 34 | 34 | 12 | 266 | 278 | 80 |
| 11 | Toronto Maple Leafs | ADM | 80 | 35 | 40 | 5 | 304 | 327 | 75 |
| 12 | Los Angeles Kings | NRS | 80 | 30 | 36 | 14 | 290 | 313 | 74 |
| 13 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NRS | 80 | 30 | 37 | 13 | 251 | 303 | 73 |
| 14 | Hartford Whalers | NRS | 80 | 27 | 34 | 19 | 303 | 312 | 73 |
| 15 | Vancouver Canucks | SMY | 80 | 27 | 37 | 16 | 256 | 281 | 70 |
| 16 | Edmonton Oilers | SMY | 80 | 28 | 39 | 13 | 301 | 322 | 69 |
| 17 | Washington Capitals | PTK | 80 | 27 | 40 | 13 | 261 | 293 | 67 |
| 18 | Detroit Red Wings | NRS | 80 | 26 | 43 | 11 | 268 | 306 | 63 |
| 19 | Quebec Nordiques | ADM | 80 | 25 | 44 | 11 | 248 | 313 | 61 |
| 20 | Winnipeg Jets | SMY | 80 | 20 | 49 | 11 | 214 | 314 | 51 |
| 21 | Colorado Rockies | SMY | 80 | 19 | 48 | 13 | 234 | 308 | 51 |
Divisions: ADM – Adams, NRS – Norris, PTK – Patrick, SMY – Smythe
bold – The top 16 teams in the league qualified for the playoffs, regardless of division or conference. x – Won division; y – Won Conference (and division); p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and conference and division)

### Record vs. opponents

Adams Division record vs. opponents :
Vs. Wales Conference
Vs. Adams Division
1979–80 NHL records
Team
BOS
BUF
MIN
QUE
TOR
Total
Boston
—2–1–12–24–04–012–3–1
Buffalo
1–2–1—2–1–13–14–010–4–2
Minnesota
2–21–2–1—2–1–12–27–7–2
Quebec
0–41–31–2–1—3–15–10–1
Toronto
0–40–42–21–3—3–13–0
Vs. Norris Division
1979–80 NHL records
Team
DET
HFD
LAK
MTL
PIT
Total
Boston
2–1–12–1–12–1–11–32–29–8–3
Buffalo
3–13–13–0–11–1–24–014–3–3
Minnesota
1–2–14–00–2–21–33–19–8–3
Quebec
1–2–11–1–21–31–2–12–26–10–4
Toronto
4–02–20–3–11–32–29–10–1
Vs. Campbell Conference
Vs. Patrick Division
1979–80 NHL records
Team
ATL
NYI
NYR
PHI
WSH
Total
Boston
4–03–12–21–1–22–1–112–5–3
Buffalo
3–0–12–1–12–1–10–3–14–011–5–4
Minnesota
1–1–22–0–22–1–11–33–0–19–5–6
Quebec
0–3–10–41–2–10–3–11–1–22–13–5
Toronto
3–11–32–21–1–23–110–8–2
Vs. Smythe Division
1979–80 NHL records
Team
CHI
COL
EDM
STL
VAN
WIN
Total
Boston
2−22−1−14−01−1−21−0−33−113−5−6
Buffalo
1−1−23−12−1−12−21−0−33−0−112−5−7
Minnesota
1−2−13−11−1−23−11−2−12−1−111−8−5
Quebec
1−2−13−12−22−22−22−212−11−1
Toronto
0−43−0−11−2−12−23−14−013−9−2 :

## Schedule and results

1979–80 Game log :
October
GameDateOpponentScoreLocation/AttendanceRecord
110/10/1979New York Rangers3-6Maple Leaf Gardens0-1-0
210/13/1979Colorado Rockies2 - 1Maple Leaf Gardens1-1-0
310/14/1979at Philadelphia Flyers3 - 4The Spectrum1-2-0
410/17/1979Minnesota North Stars6 - 2Maple Leaf Gardens2-2-0
510/19/1979at Washington Capitals5 - 3Maple Leaf Gardens3-2-0
610/20/1979Vancouver Canucks2 - 0Maple Leaf Gardens4-2-0
710/24/1979at Vancouver Canucks1 - 5The Pacific Coliseum4-3-0
810/26/1979at Colorado Rockies2 - 2McNichols Sports Arena4-3-1
910/27/1979at Los Angeles Kings5 - 7The Forum4-4-1
1010/31/1979Hartford Whalers2 - 4Maple Leaf Gardens4-5-1 :
November
GameDateOpponentScoreLocation/AttendanceRecord
1111/2/1979at Hartford Whalers3 - 5Springfield Civic Center4-6-1
1211/3/1979Buffalo Sabres3 – 4Maple Leaf Gardens4-7-1
1311/7/1979at St. Louis Blues7 - 45-7-1
1411/10/1979at Winnipeg Jets8 - 46-7-1
1511/11/1979at Edmonton Oilers6 - 37-7-1
1611/14/1979St. Louis Blues7 - 28-7-1
1711/17/1979Boston Bruins0 - 2Maple Leaf Gardens8-8-1
1811/18/1979at Quebec Nordiques2 - 4Le Colisée8-9-1
1911/21/1979Edmonton Oilers4 - 4Maple Leaf Gardens8-9-2
2011/24/1979Chicago Blackhawks1 - 2Maple Leaf Gardens8-10-2
2111/25/1979at New York Rangers4 - 3Madison Square Garden9-10-2
2211/27/1979at Atlanta Flames5 - 310-10-2
2311/28/1979at Washington Capitals4 - 211-10-2 :
December
GameDateOpponentScoreLocation/AttendanceRecord
2412/1/1979Philadelphia Flyers4-4Maple Leaf Gardens11-10-3
2512/5/1979Montreal Canadiens3 – 2Maple Leaf Gardens12-10-3
2612/7/1979New York Islanders1 - 6Maple Leaf Gardens12-11-3
2712/12/1979Colorado RockiesMaple Leaf Gardens5 – 313-11-3
2812/15/1979Atlanta Flames8 - 1Maple Leaf Gardens14-11-3
2912/17/1979at Minnesota North Stars1 - 514-12-3
3012/19/1979Los Angeles Kings4 - 4Maple Leaf Gardens14-12-4
3112/20/1979at Boston Bruins0 – 10Boston Garden14-13-4
3212/22/1979Detroit Red Wings2 – 1Maple Leaf Gardens15-13-4
3312/23/1979at Montreal Canadiens4 - 8Montreal Forum15-14-4
3412/26/1979Washington Capitals2 - 8Maple Leaf Gardens15-15-4
3512/27/1979at Buffalo Sabres3 - 5War Memorial Auditorium15-16-4
3612/29/1979Winnipeg Jets6 - 1Maple Leaf Gardens16-16-4 :
January
GameDateOpponentScoreLocation/AttendanceRecord
371/2/1980New York Islanders1-3Maple Leaf Gardens16-17-4
381/5/1980Quebec Nordiques3 - 7Maple Leaf Gardens16-18-4
391/7/1980Pittsburgh Penguins9 - 5Maple Leaf Gardens17-18-4
401/9/1980Montreal Canadiens3 - 5Maple Leaf Gardens17-19-4
411/12/1980Vancouver Canucks6 - 4Maple Leaf Gardens18-19-4
421/16/1980at Pittsburgh Penguins4 - 618-20-4
431/17/1980at New York Islanders6 - 918-21-4
441/19/1980at Montreal Canadiens2 - 7Montreal Forum18-22-4
451/22/1980at Atlanta Flames4 - 219-22-4
461/24/1980at Los Angeles Kings4 - 5Los Angeles Forum19-23-4
471/26/1980at Edmonton Oilers3 - 8Northlands Coliseum19-24-4
481/27/1980at Vancouver Canucks5 - 220-24-4
491/30/1980Detroit Red Wings6 - 4Maple Leaf Gardens21-24-4 :
February
GameDateOpponentScoreLocation/AttendanceRecord
502/2/1980Chicago Blackhawks4-5Maple Leaf Gardens21-25-4
512/3/1980at Chicago Blackhawks2 - 4Chicago Stadium21-26-4
522/7/1980at Boston Bruins6 - 8Boston Garden21-27-4
532/9/1980Los Angeles Kings2 - 7Maple Leaf Gardens21-28-4
542/10/1980at Detroit Red Wings4 - 122-28-4
552/13/1980Pittsburgh Penguins2 - 4Maple Leaf Gardens22-29-4
562/16/1980Hartford Whalers5 - 3Maple Leaf Gardens23-29-4
572/17/1980at New York Rangers6 - 4Madison Square Garden24-29-4
582/19/1980at New York Islanders6 - 425-29-4
592/20/1980at Chicago Blackhawks2 - 4Chicago Stadium25-30-4
602/23/1980at Winnipeg Jets9 - 326-30-4
612/26/1980at St. Louis Blues2 – 526-31-4
622/27/1980at Colorado Rockies4 - 327-31-4 :
March
GameDateOpponentScoreLocation/AttendanceRecord
633/1/1980Philadelphia Flyers3 - 3Maple Leaf Gardens27-31-5
643/2/1980at Detroit Red Wings6 - 328-31-5
653/5/1980at Pittsburgh Penguins5 - 329-31-5
663/8/1980Quebec Nordiques3 - 230-31-5
673/9/1980at Quebec Nordiques4 - 5Le Colisée30-32-5
683/12/1980St. Louis Blues2 - 3Maple Leaf Gardens30-33-5
693/15/1980New York Rangers4 - 8Maple Leaf Gardens30-34-5
703/17/1980Atlanta Flames1 - 5Maple Leaf Gardens30-35-5
713/19/1980Winnipeg Jets9 - 1Maple Leaf Gardens31-35-5
723/20/1980at Philadelphia Flyers3 - 032-35-5
733/22/1980Buffalo Sabres1 - 5Maple Leaf Gardens32-36-5
743/24/1980Washington Capitals6 - 1Maple Leaf Gardens33-36-5
753/25/1980at Minnesota North Stars2 - 733-37-5
763/29/1980Edmonton Oilers5 – 8Maple Leaf Gardens33-38-5 :
April
GameDateOpponentScoreLocation/AttendanceRecord
774/1/1980at Hartford Whalers5-434-38-5
784/2/1980Boston Bruins2-5Maple Leaf Gardens34-39-5
794/5/1980Minnesota North Stars2-1Maple Leaf Gardens35-39-5
804/6/1980at Buffalo Sabres3-7Buffalo War Memorial Auditorium35-40-5 :
1979–80 Schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season
#### Scoring

| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Darryl Sittler | C | 73 | 40 | 57 | 97 | 62 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 5 |
| Borje Salming | D | 74 | 19 | 52 | 71 | 94 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| John Anderson | RW | 74 | 25 | 28 | 53 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Wilf Paiement | RW | 41 | 20 | 28 | 48 | 72 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| Laurie Boschman | C | 80 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 78 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Rocky Saganiuk | RW/C | 75 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 52 | -5 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Walt McKechnie | C | 54 | 7 | 36 | 43 | 4 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tiger Williams | LW | 55 | 22 | 18 | 40 | 197 | -13 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Ian Turnbull | D | 75 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 90 | -23 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Hickey | LW | 45 | 22 | 16 | 38 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Dan Maloney | LW | 71 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 102 | -13 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lanny McDonald | RW | 35 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 10 | -1 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Gardner | C | 45 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 10 | -8 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Ellis | RW | 59 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 6 | -9 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Terry Martin | LW | 37 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Burrows | D | 80 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Derlago | C | 23 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 13 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Vaive | RW | 22 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 77 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Butler | RW | 55 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 29 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Hotham | D | 46 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 10 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Mulhern | D | 26 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | D | 20 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Kaszycki | C | 25 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Hutchison | D | 31 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Quenneville | D | 32 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 24 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Brewer | D | 20 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Stephenson | RW | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Boutette | C/RW | 32 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 17 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Palmateer | G | 38 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Ribble | D | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Wilson | D | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Kirton | C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Carriere | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Harrison | G | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Boudreau | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jiri Crha | G | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Jones | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryl Maggs | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curt Ridley | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vincent Tremblay | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| Mike Palmateer | 2039 | 38 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 125 | 3.68 | 2 |
| Paul Harrison | 1492 | 30 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 110 | 4.42 | 0 |
| Jiri Crha | 830 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 50 | 3.61 | 0 |
| Vincent Tremblay | 329 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 5.11 | 0 |
| Curt Ridley | 110 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4.36 | 0 |
| Team: | 4800 | 80 | 35 | 40 | 5 | 321 | 4.01 | 2 |

### Playoffs
#### Scoring

| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Darryl Sittler | C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Wilson | D | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Turnbull | D | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Martin | LW | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Anderson | RW | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laurie Boschman | C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Borje Salming | D | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilf Paiement | RW | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Vaive | RW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Burrows | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Carriere | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jiri Crha | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Derlago | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Ellis | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Hickey | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Kaszycki | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Mulhern | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Palmateer | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocky Saganiuk | RW/C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
| Jiri Crha | 121 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4.96 | 0 |
| Mike Palmateer | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 |
| Team: | 181 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 5.64 | 0 |
    Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
    Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

## Playoffs

| Date | Opponent | Score | Series lead |
| April 8, 1980 | at Minnesota North Stars | 3 - 6 | Stars lead series 1-0 |
| April 9, 1980 | at Minnesota North Stars | 2 - 7 | Stars lead series 2-0 |
| April 11, 1980 | Minnesota North Stars | 3 - 4 (OT) | Stars win series 3-0 |

## Awards and records

* Borje Salming, runner-up, Norris Trophy
* Borje Salming was voted to the Second Team All-Stars (a rarity in that usually the runner-up for the Norris joins the Norris winner on the First Team All-Stars).

## Transactions

The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1979-80 season.

### Trades

| August 22, 1979 | To Edmonton Oilers6th round pick in 1981 - Steve Smith | To Toronto Maple LeafsReg Thomas |
| December 13, 1979 | To Quebec NordiquesReg Thomas | To Toronto Maple LeafsDave Farrish Terry Martin |
| December 24, 1979 | To Hartford WhalersPat Boutette | To Toronto Maple LeafsBob Stephenson |
| December 29, 1979 | To Colorado RockiesLanny McDonald Joel Quenneville | To Toronto Maple LeafsPat Hickey Wilf Paiement |
| January 10, 1980 | To Chicago Black HawksDave Hutchison | To Toronto Maple LeafsPat Ribble |
| February 10, 1980 | To Vancouver CanucksCash | To Toronto Maple LeafsCurt Ridley |
| February 16, 1980 | To Washington CapitalsPat Ribble | To Toronto Maple LeafsMike Kaszycki |
| February 18, 1980 | To Vancouver CanucksTiger Williams Jerry Butler | To Toronto Maple LeafsRick Vaive Bill Derlago |
| March 3, 1980 | To Colorado RockiesWalt McKechnie | To Toronto Maple Leafs3rd round pick in 1980 - Fred Boimistruck |
| June 10, 1980 | To Calgary Flames2nd round pick in 1980 - Kevin LaVallee | To Toronto Maple LeafsDavid Shand 3rd round pick in 1980 - Torrie Robertson |
| June 11, 1980 | To Washington CapitalsMike Palmateer 3rd round pick in 1980 - Torrie Robertson | To Toronto Maple LeafsTim Coulis Robert Picard 2nd round pick in 1980 - Bob McGill |

### Waivers

| February 10, 1980 | From Los Angeles KingsRichard Mulhern |

### Free agents

| Player | Former Team |
| Daryl Maggs | Cincinnati Stingers (WHA) |
| Carl Brewer | Toronto Toros (WHA) |
| Jiri Crha | HC Pardubice (Czech.) |
| Larry Carriere | Buffalo Sabres |
| Player | New Team |
| Greg Hubick | Vancouver Canucks |
| Roy Sommer | Edmonton Oilers |

## Farm teams

The Maple Leafs were affiliated with the New Brunswick Hawks of the American Hockey League.